Fetch Robotics Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum on Thursday announced its selection of the
world’s 61 most promising Technology Pioneers 2018, the most diverse
class of such pioneers ever.

Companies were selected for their potential to “transform society and
industry” and “shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” Fulvia
Montresor of the World Economic Forum said.

Fetch Robotics was recognized for its ability to address the rapidly
increasing demands for flexible warehouse automation.

June 21, 2018 03:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fetch
Robotics, the leader in on-demand automation, was selected among
hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “technology
pioneers”. Fetch Robotics made it to the selection for its contributions
in the field of robotics, and for its ability to address the rapidly
increasing demands for flexible warehouse automation.

The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers community are early-stage
companies from around the world that are involved in the design,
development and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are
poised to have a significant impact on business and society.

Fetch Robotics develops and manufactures collaborative Autonomous Mobile
Robot (AMR) solutions for the warehousing and intralogistic markets.
Fetch combines the industry’s broadest line of mobile robots with its
unique cloud-based robotics platform, FetchCore. The AMRs from Fetch
Robotics support multiple applications in material handling and data
collection, such as finding and moving anything from parts to pallets in
warehouses, factories and distribution centers. Customers are able to
deploy in a matter of hours, adapt in moments, and generate powerful
insights from robot data. The combination addresses the widest range of
applications and delivers the fastest time to automation of any solution
on the market.

Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, Fetch Robotics CEO
Melonee Wise will be participating in the World Economic Forum Annual
Meeting of the New Champions. This meeting, also dubbed “Summer Davos”
will be held in Tianjin, China, September 18-20. Many Pioneers will also
attend the Annual Meeting in Davos, in January 2019, and continue to
contribute to Forum initiatives in the course of the next two years.

“We welcome Fetch Robotics in this diverse group of technology
pioneers,” says Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the
World Economic Forum. “Fetch Robotics and its fellow pioneers are front
and center in shaping the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution and we
believe they will be transforming society and industry in a positive way
in the years to come.”

“On behalf of Fetch Robotics, it is an honor to be named as a Technology
Pioneer. This recognition validates that our robots are transforming the
warehouse and logistics industries,” said Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch
Robotics. "Because our Autonomous Mobile Robots are simple to deploy and
safe to use, Fetch Robotics is changing the way businesses think about
material handling and logistics. It’s no longer a question of robots or
humans; it’s robots and humans.”

The Technology Pioneers were selected by a selection
committee of more than 60 academics, entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists and corporate executives. The committee based its decisions
on criteria including innovation, potential impact and leadership. Past
recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Palantir
Technologies, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia.

Fetch Robotics is the pioneer of on-demand automation. The FetchCore
Cloud Robotics Platform provides the only Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)
solution that deploys in hours vs. days or weeks and addresses multiple
applications – including material handling and data collection – with a
common, unified, cloud-based platform. Fetch Robotics offers turnkey and
extensible systems that find, track, and move anything from parts to
pallets in warehouses, factories, and distribution centers. For more
information, please visit http://www.fetchrobotics.com
or follow the company on Twitter @FetchRobotics.

About World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world,
is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The
Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of
society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. (http://www.weforum.org)